MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can participants
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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